I want to use a photo from an official website for my own website.IF YES HOW?
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Lets suppose i downloaded a photo from a XYZ website and want to use it on my own website, and also i want to rank for same keyword, and would like to rank just below XYZ site,
i know there could be copyright issue. what can be done to avoid this issue.
Can i manipulate the picture in a such way that it is usable. if yes how?
How can i use that official websites picture for my website, i mean, can i cite that website as a source?
what is the best practice in this case?
i dont want to use stock photo,i really like xyz sites pics.
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It's another thread in where he asks for the same thing; alter photo's without leaving a source or copyright credit. I really woud'nt do that if i was you. There's severe penalty's if you do that and the owner might decide to bring you up to court. You might get away with 1 to 5 photo's but if they have you on their list and your having up to 30 photo's a year later you might be getting into serious stuff.
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The image is property of XYZ company. If you want to use it you will need to contact them for permission. Or offer to pay them a license fee. Or do whatever they ask in exchange for its use.
Many images are not available for use by anyone no matter how much you offer to pay.
Using images belonging to another company can result in civil or criminal liability. If you willfully use an image, knowing that you are not entitled to use it, you can be liable for damages of up to $150,000 per image.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_damages_for_copyright_infringement
Lots of people steal my images. We file DMCA claims with Google search, complain to Google Adsense, and complain to hosting companies. Those complaints result in images and the pages where they appear being blocked from search, removed from servers, or Adsense being turned off on those pages or on the entire website. Those are easy for a copyright owner to accomplish. If repeated infringement occurs, I have an attorney who is ready to file formal complaints. We have done these things hundreds of times.
So, get permission, use a stock photo, get a camera and take your own photos. We spend thousands of dollars every month on images and will do what we need to do to protect our property.
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